May 1, 2013

Chicken tenders are slow cooked in the crock pot with salsa verde, then served on a crispy corn tostada and topped with melted cheese, jalapeño and a simple cabbage slaw made with red cabbage, lime juice, cilantro and salt. I could eat these everyday!!

Yesterday I posted the Easiest Crock Pot Salsa Verde Chicken recipe and promised to post the tostadas today. I made these for lunch and everyone in my home loved them (even my husband doesn't care for cabbage). The cabbage adds just the right amount of texture and freshness with a hint of acidity that just works, and he loved it! One was enough to fill me up for lunch, but if you want this for dinner, I would go with two.

The crock pot chicken actually makes enough for 9 tostadas, but I only made 6 tostadas for sake of calculating to keep it an even number. It's really not spicy at all, which is why I added jalapenos. If your family doesn't like spicy food, leave them out. If you don't have plans for Cinco De Mayo, I suggest you give these a try!! If you can't find tostada shells, you can follow the same recipe with corn taco shells instead.

Combine the shredded cabbage with lime juice, cilantro and salt, to taste. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place tostada shells on a baking sheet. When the oven is hot, layer 1/3 cup of chicken, 2 tbsp shredded cheese and jalapenos over each tostada shell. Bake until the cheese is melted and the shells are crisp, about 4 minutes. Top with shredded cabbage and enjoy!

Good question ;) I'm sure Gina will answer you but I thought I'd reply. I would think a portion would be one tostado (although my boys might disagree ;) I would suggest making cumin black beans as a side, that's our fav!

Looks amazing! Growing up, we had "Tostada Tuesdays" every week. We kept them simple -- refried beans, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes -- but your chicken salsa verde would have been a much tastier choice. (And pass the cabbage please; yum!!)

Tostadas are my quickie go-to meal when I can't think of anything else to make for dinner--I just pile up whatever I have in the fridge. But this combo is so inventive; love the idea of the slaw on top. I'll be making this for sure. Thanks for sharing!

Gina: I love your recipes, its made eating healthy and WW so much easier. In your serving size ingredients it says 1/2 cup for 5 points but in your step dierctions it said to put a 1/3 cup of chicken on the shell. Wasn't sure if it was a typo or if I missed something. Thanks for sharing

I have never liked cabbage, but I tried it anyways. This was absolutely one of my favorite meals EVER! So delicious. I made the southwest black bean salad as a side dish but put it on top and loved it.

Just a note to say that I had planned to make this over the weekend, but fell a little short on time (you'd think a 2 hour Crockpot recipe would be manageable but I always defy odds). Since I had about an hour, I made the chicken on the stovetop. I seasoned the chicken as the recipe calls for. Warmed the pan on low with a bit of olive oil and then I covered the chicken in the salsa verde. I covered the pan and turned them occasionally, always spooning the salsa back onto the chicken to keep it moist and flavored. Once they'd cooked thru I reduced the heat even more and shredded the chicken so that it had a little time to soak up the salsa. It smelled wonderful and my mister and I both enjoyed the flavor. So, while I'm sure the Crockpot version would have been even more tender and flavorful, the stovetop worked too and caught me back up on time. Thanks for always providing such wonderfully nutritious and delicious meals, Gina!

Absolutely delicious! Made this for Cinco de Mayo yesterday and it was a huge hit, even with my picky 10 year old! We omitted the cabbage and jalapeno, and added black beans, tomatoes, and avocados. Served with your knock off of Chipotle's Cilanto Lime Rice and the Brown Rice Horchata...it was to die for! I've been lurking on your blog for over a year now. Thank you for getting my kids to eat healthy food Gina! You're a gem.

My daughter really does NOT like spicy food. This was not spicy at all. My daughter ate her whole plate. We used a different brand, but it was still a salsa verde. Some may be marked MILD too. It was very good.

Thank you for the inspiration Gina! You inspired me to cook with fresh tomatillos for the first time! I gave this recipe a shot in a similar manner but tried the tomatillo salsa from scratch. So yummy!!!

I made these and just love the recipe. I added a can of black beans to the crock pot when the chicken was almost done. I also used the same salsa verde you used which is now a fav.of mine. First time commenting on your web site,regarding a dish. Thanks for making it simple & easy on my time and budget.

I did make three changes, though:1. I added a couple diced jalapeños to the crock pot, along with2. Cayenne and dried chili flakes to give it some kick, and then because the sauce was SO good that I wanted more of it to be on the tostadas, I added3. Mashed whole pinto beans to soak up some of the delicious verde sauce.

I'm obsessed with this recipe-made it at least four times in the past month, and it's a hit with my family every time! Instead of the cabbage, I've done shredded lettuce and pickled red onions-a little more kid friendly (my boys are not cabbage fans). This works perfectly with the Southwestern Black Bean Salad, and comes together quickly for busy nights when we have Little League or Cub Scouts. Thank you Gina!

New to your site/recipes very exciting stuff :)I've tried two recipes so far (crock pot). I feel compelled to comment on this one particularly. I asked the butcher for 3 lbs of chicken cutlets, when I get home, what I got was cut up chicken breasts. My end result was tough, not falling apart chicken cutlets like I had hoped. We had all the fixings, even cooked my own beans nice and early/mashed them up and were ready to go. Pickled cabbage, purple onion, jalapenos!! I wanted to WARN/ALERT anyone! I'm definitely trying this again because I just have to get it right!! :) We enjoyed it otherwise, but am looking forward to the real deal :)